"Crazy Love" is a song by UK garage musician MJ Cole, released on 24 April 2000 as the second single from his debut album Sincere. Elisabeth Troy Antwi provides vocals on the song. The song peaked at 10 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart, and No. 17 in Iceland. In the United States, exactly one year after its UK release, the song was serviced to rhythmic radio and reached No. 22 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.
In 2019, DJ Spoony together with Katie Chatburn and the Ignition Orchestra featuring Emeli Sandé on vocals recorded an orchestral version of the song for the UK garage covers album Garage Classical. In March 2019, for Dummy Mag, the Heartless Crew included "Crazy Love" in their list of "The 10 Best UK Garage Tunes".
Cole has said that although he didnâÂÂt initially expect the song to be a hit, he believed in keeping the production authentic and felt that Crazy Love captured something âÂÂtrueâ to his vision of UK garageâÂÂs musical possibilities.
Melody Maker praised âÂÂCrazy Loveâ upon release, calling it âÂÂsumptuous two-stepâ with a vocal that âÂÂlends a heartbreaking edge to MJ ColeâÂÂs intricate production.â The Independent praised Sincere, noting Crazy Love as a âÂÂrecent hit ⦠reflective mood,â highlighting Elisabeth TroyâÂÂs vocal performance as giving the song a grace and musicality often missing from more commercial cuts. Music Week called it âÂÂa defining UK garage singleâ in its reviews column, predicting strong mainstream impact due to its âÂÂmemorable vocal and finely polished strings.âÂÂ
Crazy Love is viewed as one of the tracks that defined the crossover moment of UK garage, appreciated for its polished production and melodic vocal lines.
UK CD single
UK 12-inch single
US 12-inch single
Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes.
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